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What Drives Us Podcast - #330 It’s A Floor Wax AND A Dessert Topping
1) The EV Cannonball Run record has been broken. Again. https://www.thedrive.com/news/29230/the-ev-cannonball-record-has-officially-been-broken-twice 2) The CSC Wiz electric scooter. Perhaps a good electric scooter with a terrible name. https://electrek.co/2019/07/29/csc-wiz-electric-moped-scooter/ 3) Colorado to become a CARB state https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/29/colorado-officials-pen-accord-with-automakers-on-electric-cars/ 4) While the planet burns, Ohio fans the flames. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/28/planet-overheats-ohios-coal-industry-gets-a-bailout 5) Tesla Earnings Call 6) Electrification and Autonomy coming to […]
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What Drives Us Podcast - #328 The Wind Beneath my Kilt
1) The HD LiveWire approaches launch – https://youtu.be/rfitxBa7UPg?t=6m40s https://www.rideapart.com/articles/359677/2020-harley-davidson-livewire-ride-review/ 2) The wind doesn’t always blow. . . https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/scotland-has-produced-enough-wind-energy-to-power-its-homes-twice-over.html 3) . . . and the sun doesn’t always shine. . . Solar power system that works at night a renewable energy game-changer 4) . . . which is why we have batteries. Energy storage market booms, […]
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What Drives Us Podcast - #329 – Safer Cars Make Less Safe Drivers
1) Dockless scooters are being ticketed, towed, and impounded. https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/24/20696405/dockless-scooters-share-repo-men-repossessor-lawsuit-tow-yard-lime-bird-lyft-uber-razor 2) Uber’s CEO predicted self-driving cars and flying cars by now. Why’s my flaying car? https://www.geekwire.com/2018/uber-ceo-expects-self-driving-cars-start-picking-passengers-18-months-flying-cars-5-7-years/ 3) Carlos Ghosn is suing Nissan-Mitsubishi because they fired him wrong https://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-idUSKCN1UF063 4) Safety Technology makes people less safe https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847818302559 5) 50 Solar charging stations have been installed in […]
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Hyundai Kona EV explodes in Montreal
Saw this story this morning.... very strange. The Kona seemed to spontaneously blow up and burned down the garage. Owner says it was not even plugged in.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/electric-car-catches-fire-and-explodes-in-le-bizard-garage-1.5227665
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Let Your Tires Charge Your Car
Prototype Sumitomo tires recover energy as they roll. What'll they think of next.
Prototype Sumitomo tires recover energy as they roll
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Ford teases electric F-150 towing 1 million pounds
So Ford released this video of an electric prototype F-150 towing a million pounds about 1000 feet. They then load the rail cars with the 42 F-150 trucks, and it still manages to tow it.
Should be exciting to see what kind of competition electric trucks are going to have. Not to mention electric SUV's, and this should help make EV's more acceptable to people who buy two of the biggest vehicle segments out there.
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The Nobe 100 EV
This car will drive people up the walls. Well, almost.
This new lightweight $29,000 electric car can be parked on a wall - Electrek
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Motortrend Ultimate Car of the Year
Despite motortrend nay sayers - the magazine is still willing to give prof's to the green cars.
2013 Tesla Model S Beats Chevy, Toyota, and... -
EV dollars and cents
Parting words from this recent MotorWeek video -"If an EV fits your lifestyle, it will also fit your wallet well too."
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Toyota to suppyl fuel cells for Chinese buses, commercial vehicles
Toyota will provide fuel cells to FAW for the construction of buses, initially a fleet of 20 hydrogen-powered buses. In addition, Toyota will supply fuel cells to China for the construction of commercial vehicles.
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Car & Driver: Toyota Prius Stalling Problems Continue
Toyota Prius Stalling Problems Continue, Highlighted by a Dealer’s Lawsuit over Five-Year Problem
Toyota Prius Stalling Problems Continue - Details of Dealer Lawsuit
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Toyota testing new solar powered Prius
"Considering that Toyota rates the pure electric range of a standard-issue Prius PHV at 68 km (42 miles), or 25 mile EPA, the bottom line of this experiment is that with those new solar cells, owners of a plug-in Prius would no longer have to plug in. On a fair-weather day, the juice would be provided by the sun, a big improvement especially for people who don’t have their own garage. The solar roof could morph from mostly a marketing-device to a helpful feature."Suddenly, Solar-Powered Cars Have a Bright(er) Future - The Drive
I'm not sure covering the rear window with a solar panel is a good idea. I would like to see panels that slide down over the front and rear windows when you park. At any rate, new, high-efficiency thin film solar cells could make for a practical solar-powered PHEV. My car gets parked outside and is only driven every few days. This would... -
Weber State University Teardown of the Prius Gen4/Prime Transmission
Not quite a news item, but also applies to more than one Toyota Hybrid model, so I decided to post it here. The MGs seem to be quite well built.
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